Verve Records Discography: 1961
1961 (5th anniversary)
Ella Fitzgerald With Billy May Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Billy May, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, January 14, 1961
26909-5 | That Old Black Magic | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4057 |
26910-5 | Blues In The Night | - |
26911-4 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4058 |
26912-5 | Stormy Weather | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4057 |
26913-2 | One For My Baby | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4058 |
26914-2 | Lost It For Me | unissued |
26915-3 | My Shining Hour | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4057 |
26916-3 | Ill Wind | - |
26917-7 | Over The Rainbow | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4058 |
26918-6 | This Time The Dream's On Me | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4057 |
26919-1 | It Was Written In The Stars | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4058 |
26920-2 | Heart And Soul | unissued |
* Verve V/V6-4046-2 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book 1961
* Verve V/V6-4057 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book Vol. 1 1962
* Verve V/V6-4058 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book Vol. 2 1962
Ella Fitzgerald With Billy May Orchestra
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, January 16, 1961
26921-4 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4057 |
26922-4 | Let's Fall In Love | - |
26923-5 | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe | Verve V/V6-4046-2, V/V6-4058 |
26924-6 | Out Of This World | - |
26925-2 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | - |
* Verve V/V6-4046-2 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book 1961
* Verve V/V6-4057 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book Vol. 1 1962
* Verve V/V6-4058 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book Vol. 2 1962
Anita O'Day With Johnny Mandel Orchestra
John Anderson, Al Porcino, Jack Sheldon, Ray Triscari, trumpet; Stu Williamson, trumpet, valve trombone; Louis McCreary, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, trombone; Joe Maini, alto, tenor sax; Chuck Gentry, baritone sax; Larry Bunker, vibes; Russ Freeman, piano; Al Viola, guitar; Buddy Clark, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Anita O'Day, vocal; Johnny Mandel, arranger, director.
Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1961
23441-5 | Trav'lin' Light | Verve V/V6-2157, VE-2-2534 |
23442-3 | Don't Explain | - |
23443-7 | I Hear Music | - |
23444-2 | Crazy, He Calls Me | - |
23445-3 | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
23446-4 | If The Moon Turns Green | - |
* Verve V/V6-2157 Anita O'Day - Trav'lin' Light 1961
* Verve VE-2-2534 Anita O'Day - The Big Band Sessions 1979
Anita O'Day
Don Fagerquist, trumpet; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Buddy Clark, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Anita O'Day, vocal; Russell Garcia, arranger.
Los Angeles, CA, January 19, 1961
23447-6 | Remember | Verve V/V6-2157 |
23448-7 | What A Little Moonlight Can Do | - |
23449-6 | The Moon Looks Down And Laughs | - |
23450-8 | Some Other Spring | - |
23451-9 | Miss Brown To You | - |
23452-14 | God Bless The Child | - |
* Verve V/V6-2157 Anita O'Day - Trav'lin' Light 1961
Terry Gibbs' Dream Band
Conte Candoli, Frank Higgins, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, trumpet; Bob Edmondson, Vern Friley, Frank Rosolino, trombone; Charlie Kennedy, Joe Maini, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins, tenor sax; Jack Nimitz, baritone sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Pat Moran, piano; Buddy Clark, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
The Summit, Hollywood, CA, January 20, 21 and 22, 1961
23453 | Day In, Day Out | Verve V/V6-2151 |
23454 | Too Close For Comfort | - |
23455 | Summit Blues | - |
23456 | Nose Cone | Verve V-10234, V/V6-2151 |
23457 | T And S | Verve V/V6-2151 |
23458 | Main Stem | - |
23473 | Limerick Waltz | Verve V-10234, V/V6-2151 |
23474 | Ja-Da | Verve V/V6-2151 |
23475 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
23476 | Sweet Georgia Brown | - |
* Verve V/V6-2151 The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band!!!!!! - Recorded Live At The Summit In Hollywood 1961
= Contemporary C-7656, CCD-7656-2 Terry Gibbs Dream Band Volume Four - Main Stem 1990
* Verve V-10234 Terry Gibbs - Nose Cone / Limerick Waltz 1961
Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Winters, comedian.
San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA, January 23, 1961
Opening - California | Verve V/V6-15032 | |
Igor And The Monster | Verve V/V6-15032, V-15057 | |
The Lost Island | - | |
New Frontiers | Verve V/V6-15032 | |
Civil War | - | |
TV Commercials / American In Paris | - | |
Moon Map / Ivy Leaguer | - | |
Human Torpedo | - | |
Sail Cat | - | |
My School Days | Verve V/V6-15032, V/V6-15041 |
* Verve V/V6-15032 Jonathan Winters - Another Day, Another World 1962
* Verve V-15057 Jonathan Winters - Movies Are Better Than Ever 1967
* Verve V/V6-15041 Jonathan Winters' Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1964
Ella Fitzgerald
Lou Levy, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass; Gus Johnson, drums; Ella Fitzgerald, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1961
26926-6 | On A Slow Boat To China | Verve unissued |
26927-7 | You're Driving Me Crazy | - |
26928-4 | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | - |
26929-4 | This Year's Kisses | - |
26930-5 | 'Round Midnight | - |
26931-7 | The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else | - |
26932-8 | I Got A Guy | - |
26933-32 | This Could Be The Start Of Something Big | - |
26934-1 | Stella By Starlight | - |
Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Winters, comedian.
San Francisco, CA, January 27, 1961
26953 | Opening - Portugese Pirate Ship | Verve V/V6-15025 |
26954 | Test Flight | - |
26955 | Billy The Kid | - |
26956 | New Flying Saucer | Verve V/V6-15025, V/V6-15047, V-15052 |
26957 | Opening | Verve V/V6-15025 |
26958 | Oldest Airline Stewardess - Maude Frickert | Verve V/V6-15025, V/V6-15041, V/V6-15047, V-15052 |
26959 | Child Psychiatrist | Verve V/V6-15025 |
26960 | Driving On The Turnpike - Thoughts Of A Turtle | - |
* Verve V/V6-15025 Jonathan Winters - Here's Jonathan 1961
* Verve V/V6-15047 Great Moments Of Comedy With Jonathan Winters 1964
* Verve V-15052 Jonathan Winters - The Best Of Maude Frickert & Elwood P. Suggins 1966
* Verve V/V6-15041 Jonathan Winters' Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1964
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
Ray Nance, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Emil Richards, vibes; Russ Freeman, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, January 31, 1961
23463-1 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Verve unissued |
23464-3 | Got Nobody Now | - |
23465-1 | Have A Rib | - |
23466-1 | It's Nookie | - |
23467-1 | Got One Going | - |
23468-4 | Exactly Like You | - |
23469-6 | I'm Beginning To See The Light | - |
23470-1 | Virginia's Lament | - |
23471-1 | Tipsy Joe | - |
23472-1 | Wailing On The Champagne | - |
Mel Torme With Johnny Mandel Orchestra
Jack Sheldon, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Stu Williamson, valve trombone; Joe Maini, alto sax; Ed Theodore, tenor sax; Bill Perkins, baritone sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Al Hendrickson, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Mel Torme, vocal; Johnny Mandel, arranger, director.
Los Angeles, CA, February 2, 1961
23477-4 | 62VK554 | Oh What A Night For Love | Verve V/V6-2153 |
23478-2 | 62VK551 | Down For Double | - |
23479-4 | 62VK555 | Sent For You Yesterday | - |
23480-2 | 62VK552 | Outskirts Of Town | - |
23481-1 | 62VK553 | Blue And Sentimental | - |
23482-1 | 62VK556 | In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) | - |
* Verve V/V6-2153 Mel Torme - I Dig The Duke, I Dig The Count not released
= Verve V/V6-8491 - 1962
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge, vocal; unidentified orchestra.
February 2, 1961
23459-2 | Somebody | Verve V-10231, 314 547 514-2 |
23460-4 | Stay With It | - |
23461-5 | It's A Beautiful Evening | Verve 314 547 514-2 |
23462-2 | Smooth Operator | - |
* Verve 314 547 514-2 Dorothy Dandridge - Smooth Operator
* Verve V-10231 Dorothy Dandridge - Somebody / Stay With It 1961
The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, leader; Leo Wright, alto sax, flute; Lalo Schifrin, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Chuck Lampkin, drums.
The Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, February 9, 1961
61VK257 | Kush | Verve V/V6-8401 |
61VK258 | Salt Peanuts | - |
61VK259 | The Mooche | - |
61VK260 | Night In Tunisia | Verve V/V6-8401, V/V6-8566 |
I Can't Get Started | unissued | |
Groovin' High | - | |
Hot House | - | |
Confirmation | - | |
Manteca | - | |
I Remember Clifford | - |
* Verve V/V6-8401 An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet 1961
* Verve V/V6-8566 The Essential Dizzy Gillespie 1963
Stan Getz Quintet
Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Dick Katz, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, February 13, 1961
23483-7 | Upper Manhattan Medical Centre | Verve unissued |
23484-2 | Just In Time | - |
Stan Getz Quartet
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Chicago, IL, February 20, 1961
23485-1 | Evening In Paris | Verve 815 239-1 |
* Verve 815 239-1 Stan Getz - Stan The Man
Stan Getz Quartet
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Steve Kuhn, piano; Scott LaFaro, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.
Chicago, IL, February 21, 1961
23486-3 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads | unissued |
23487-1 | Little Old Lady | - |
23488-1 | I Remember Clifford | - |
23489-2 | For You, For Me, Forevermore | - |
23490-3 | Airegin | Verve 815 239-1 |
23491-4 | Speak Low | unissued |
23492-4 | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | - |
* Verve 815 239-1 Stan Getz - Stan The Man
Johnny Hodges and others
Johnny Hodges, alto sax; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, February 21, 1961
26935-1 | Sweet Cookie | Verve unissued |
26936-3 | Frog Hop | - |
26937-2 | Zag Zig | - |
26938-3 | Dag Knows | - |
26939-2 | Twice Daily | - |
26940-4 | John Smith | - |
26941-2 | Romeo | - |
26942-5 | Black Sapphire | - |
26943-1 | Fancy Pants | - |
26944-4 | Don Juan | - |
The Jimmy Giuffre 3
Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet; Paul Bley, piano; Steve Swallow, bass.
Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, March 3, 1961
23493-3 | Used To Be | Verve V/V6-8397 |
23494-3 | Emphasis | Verve V/V6-8397; ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 |
23495-1 | Brief Hesitation | - |
23496-1 | Venture | - |
23497-5 | Trudgin' | - |
23498-6 | Jesus Maria | - |
23499-3 | In The Mornings Out There | - |
23500-8 | Cry, Want | - |
23501-4 | Scootin' About | - |
Afternoon | ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 |
* Verve V/V6-8397 The Jimmy Giuffre 3 - Fusion 1961
* ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 Jimmy Giuffre 3, 1961 1992
= ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 (CD) -
The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
John Frosk, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Carl Warwick, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Paul Faulise, George Matthews, Arnett Sparrow, Britt Woodman, trombone; John Barrows, Richard Berg, Jim Buffington, Gunther Schuller, French horn; Don Butterfield, tuba; Leo Wright, alto sax, flute; Lalo Schifrin, piano; Art Davis, bass; Chuck Lampkin, drums; Ray Barretto, Julio Collazo, Jose Mangual, percussion; Joe Carroll, vocal.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, March 4, 1961
61VK248 | This Is The Way | Verve V/V6-8423 |
61VK249 | Manteca | - |
61VK250 | Things To Come | unissued |
61VK251 | Ool-Ya-Koo | Verve V/V6-8423 |
61VK252 | Ow | unissued |
61VK253 | Emanon | - |
61VK254 | Con Alma | - |
61VK255 | I Waited For You | - |
61VK256 | Tunisian Fantasy | Verve V/V6-8423 |
Kush | - | |
61VK660 | Kush Part 2 |
* Verve V/V6-8423 The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band - Carnegie Hall Concert: Recorded Live 1961
Sonny Stitt With The Ralph Burns Strings
Sonny Stitt, alto sax; unidentified orchestra, Ralph Burns, arranger, director.
NYC?, March 6 and 7, 1961
23502-4 | 61VK399 | They Say It's Wonderful | Verve MGV-8404 |
23503-3 | 61VK362 | Time After Time | - |
23504-2 | 61VK363 | I Love You | - |
23505-2 | 61VK364 | Once In A While | - |
23506-1 | 61VK365 | Talk To Me | - |
23507-2 | 61VK366 | Try A Little Tenderness | Verve MGV-8404, VSP/VSPS-38 |
23508-2 | 61VK367 | Back To My Home Town | Verve MGV-8404 |
23509-3 | 61VK368 | All Of You | - |
23510-1 | 61VK369 | I Never Felt That Way Before | - |
23511-6 | 61VK370 | World Really Isn't | - |
* Verve MGV-8404 The Sensual Sound Of Sonny Stitt With The Ralph Burns Strings not released
= Verve V/V6-8451 - 1962
* Verve VSP/VSPS-38 Various Artists - The Art Of The Ballad 2 1966
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
Ray Nance, trumpet, violin; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Al Williams, piano; Aaron Bell, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.
live in Stockholm, Sweden, March 15, 1961
61VK204 | C Jam Blues | Verve unissued |
61VK205 | The Jeep Is Jumping | - |
61VK206 | Good Queen Bess | - |
61VK207 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - |
61VK208 | If I Were A Bell | - |
61VK209 | Sophisticated Lady | - |
61VK210 | I'll Get By | - |
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
same personnel.
live in Helsinki, Finland, March 16, 1961
61VK211 | Squeeze Me | Verve unissued |
61VK212 | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me | - |
61VK213 | Blues For Madelon | - |
61VK214 | Autumn Leaves | - |
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
same personnel.
live in Paris, France, March 18, 1961
61VK215 | Rose Of The Rio Grande | Verve unissued |
61VK216 | All Of Me | - |
61VK217 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | - |
61VK218 | Blue Moon | - |
61VK219 | Perdido | - |
61VK220 | Take The "A" Train | - |
61VK221 | Mood Indigo | - |
61VK222 | In My Solitude | - |
61VK223 | Satin Doll | - |
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
same personnel.
live in Berlin, West Germany, March 23, 1961
61VK224 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Verve unissued |
61VK225 | You Go To My Head | - |
61VK226 | Rockin' In Rhythm | - |
61VK227 | Stompy Jones | - |
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller, comedienne.
Bon Soir, Greenwich Village, NY, March, 1961
Ad Libs-The New Look | Verve V/V6-15026, V/V6-15059 | |
The Management | Verve V/V6-15026, V-15053 | |
Old Age | Verve V/V6-15026, V/V6-15046, V/V6-15059 | |
The Beauty Parlor | - | |
Plastic Surgery | Verve V/V6-15026, V/V6-15046, V-15053 | |
Lipstick | Verve V/V6-15026, V-15053 | |
The New Cosmetic | - | |
My Moment Of Truth | Verve V/V6-15026, V/V6-15046, V/V6-15059 | |
Driving Downtown | - | |
Home Maker | Verve V/V6-15026, V/V6-15059 | |
The Suki Yaki Restaurant (Exotic Foods) | Verve V/V6-15026, V/V6-15046, V/V6-15059 | |
Sequel To Suki Yaki / The Cleaners / Insecurity | - |
* Verve V/V6-15026 Phyllis Diller - Laughs 1961
* Verve V/V6-15059 What's Left Of Phyllis Diller 1968
* Verve V-15053 The Best Of Phyllis Diller 1966
= Verve V6-15062 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller 1969
* Verve V/V6-15046 Great Moments Of Comedy With Phyllis Diller 1964
Terry Gibbs Quartet
Terry Gibbs, vibes; Pat Moran, piano; Jimmy Bond, bass; Gary Frommer, drums.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, April 5 and 8, 1961
61VK238 | Moanin' | Verve V/V6-8447 |
61VK239 | Let My People Blow | - |
61VK240 | Blues Wednesday | - |
61VK241 | What My Doing | unissued |
61VK242 | The Mannehole March | Verve V/V6-8447 |
61VK243 | Lady Bug | unissued |
61VK244 | Three Blind Mice | Verve VK-10271, V/V6-8447 |
61VK245 | What's New | unissued |
61VK246 | I'll Remember April | - |
61VK247 | Stella By Starlight | Verve V/V6-8447 |
* Verve V/V6-8447 Terry Gibbs Quartet - That Swing Thing! 1962
* Verve VK-10271 Terry Gibbs - Three Blind Mice / Hippie Twist 1962
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
Al DeRisi, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis, trumpet; Alan Raph, bass trombone; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone, arranger; Earl Chapin, Fred Klein, Gunther Schuller, French horn; Don Ashworth, oboe, sax; Walter Levinsky, alto sax, clarinet; Al Klink, tenor sax, flute; Gene Allen, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax, arranger, conductor; Bernie Leighton, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Judy Holliday, vocal; Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Bill Finnegan, arranger.
NYC, April 10, 1961
61VK321 | It's Bad For Me | DRG SL 5191 |
61VK322 | Loving You | - |
61VK323 | Blue Prelude | Verve unissued |
61VK324 | Supper Time | DRG SL 5191 |
* DRG SL 5191 Judy Holliday, Gerry Mulligan - Holliday With Mulligan
Ernie Heckscher And His Orchestra
Ernie Heckscher And His Orchestra.
Los Angeles, CA, April 10 and 11, 1961
26996-8 | Medley: You Are My Lucky Star / ... | Verve V/V6-4047 |
26997-5 | Under Paris Skies | - |
26998-3 | Carioca | - |
26999-3 | Non Dimenticar | - |
27000-10 | The Third Man Theme | - |
27001-4 | Theme From "Never On Sunday" | - |
27002-3 | 61VK530 | Song Of The Sad Ranchero | Verve VK-10238, V/V6-4047 |
27003-3 | Medley: The Second Time Around / An Affair To Remember | Verve V/V6-4047 |
27004-7 | Medley: Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing / Laura / Over The Rainbow | - |
27005-3 | Lullaby Of Broadway | - |
27006-6 | 61VK529 | St. Louis Blues | Verve VK-10238, V/V6-4047 |
27007-3 | Medley: Let's Face The Music And Dance / Cheek To Cheek | Verve V/V6-4047 |
27008-5 | Medley: Should I / San Francisco | - |
* Verve V/V6-4047 Ernie Heckscher And His Orchestra - Hollywood Hits For Dancing 1961
* Verve VK-10238 Ernie Heckscher - Song Of The Sad Ranchero / St. Louis Blues 1961
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
Al DeRisi, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis, trumpet; Alan Raph, bass trombone; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone, arranger; Earl Chapin, Fred Klein, Gunther Schuller, French horn; Don Ashworth, oboe, sax; Walter Levinsky, alto sax, clarinet; Al Klink, tenor sax, flute; Gene Allen, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax, arranger, conductor; Bernie Leighton, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Judy Holliday, vocal; Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Bill Finnegan, arranger.
NYC, April 11, 1961
61VK325 | I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues | DRG SL 5191 |
61VK326 | Blue Prelude | - |
61VK327 | It Must Be Christmas | - |
61VK328 | Hong Kong Blues | Verve unissued |
* DRG SL 5191 Judy Holliday, Gerry Mulligan - Holliday With Mulligan
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, April 12, 1961
61VK329 | While We're Young | Verve unissued |
61VK330 | The Party's Over | DRG SL 5191 |
* DRG SL 5191 Judy Holliday, Gerry Mulligan - Holliday With Mulligan
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, April 14, 1961
61VK331 | Summer's Over | DRG SL 5191 |
* DRG SL 5191 Judy Holliday, Gerry Mulligan - Holliday With Mulligan
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, April 17, 1961
61VK332 | Lazy | DRG SL 5191 |
61VK333 | What's The Rush | - |
61VK334 | Pass That Peace Pipe | - |
* DRG SL 5191 Judy Holliday, Gerry Mulligan - Holliday With Mulligan
The Paul Smith Ensemble
Paul Smith, piano; Joe Gibbons, Tony Rizzi, guitar; Rollie Bundock, bass; Irv Cottler, drums; Milt Holland, congas; Chico Guerrero, timbales.
Los Angeles, CA, April 24, 1961
27009-15 | Can't You Imagine That | Verve V/V6-2156 |
27010-14 | Yes, My Heart | - |
27011-10 | Very Nice Man | - |
27012-9 | She's My Love | - |
27013-25 | Sword, Rose And Cape | - |
27014-19 | Yum Ticky Tum Tum | - |
27015-8 | Theme From "Carnival" | - |
27016-18 | It Was Always You | - |
27017-7 | Her Face | - |
27018-9 | Magic, Magic, Magic | - |
27019-10 | Beautiful Candy | - |
27020-12 | Direct From Vienna | - |
* Verve V/V6-2156 Paul Smith not released
= Verve V/V6-4051 The Paul Smith Ensemble - Carnival! In Percussion 1961
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, guitar, vocal; unidentified small instrumental group and chorus, Teacho Wiltshire, director.
NYC, April, 1961?
God Is Wonderful | Verve V/V6-3005 | |
Just Keep Still | - | |
Everything To Me | - | |
Look In The Good Book, Brother | - | |
With His Great Love | - | |
As You Sow, So Shall You Reap | - | |
There's A Hand Leading Me | - | |
Faith In God | - | |
Woman | - | |
Lonesome Road | - |
* Verve V/V6-3005 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Sister On Tour 1961
Ella Fitzgerald
Lou Levy, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass; Gus Johnson, drums; Ella Fitzgerald, vocal.
The Crescendo, Los Angeles, CA, May 11 and 21, 1961
23540 | Mr. Paganini | Verve V-10237 |
27036 | 64VK316 | 106651 | Mr. Paganini (as You'll Have To Swing It) | Verve V/V6-4052, V/V6-4063, V6-8795 |
27037 | Show Me The Simple Life | unissued |
27038 | I've Got The World On A String | Verve V/V6-4052 |
27039 | You're Driving Me Crazy | Verve V-10237, V/V6-4052 |
27040 | Just In Time | Verve V/V6-4052 |
27041 | St. Louis Blues | unissued |
27042 | Blue Moon | Verve V/V6-4052 |
27043 | On A Slow Boat To China | unissued |
27044 | This Could Be The Start Of Something Big | Verve V/V6-4052 |
27045 | Baby, Won't You Please Come Home | - |
27046 | Caravan | unissued |
27047 | The Blues | - |
27048 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Verve V/V6-4052 |
27049 | Take The "A" Train | - |
27050 | 106652 | Stairway To The Stars | Verve V/V6-4052, V6-8795 |
27051 | Satin Doll | Verve V/V6-4052 |
27052 | 106649 | Air Mail Special | Verve V/V6-4052, V6-8795 |
* Verve V/V6-4052 Ella In Hollywood 1961
* Verve V/V6-4063 The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald - Verve's Choice! 1964
* Verve V6-8795 Ella Fitzgerald
* Verve V-10237 Ella Fitzgerald - Mr. Paganini / You're Driving Me Crazy 1961
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; and others.
May 17, 1961
61VK228 | Deep Purple | Verve unissued |
61VK229 | But Not For Me | - |
61VK230 | Untitled Minor Tune | - |
Dizzy Gillespie, Trumpet Soloist + 21 Conducted By Gunther Schuller, Composed And Arranged By J.J. Johnson
Dizzy Gillespie, solo trumpet; + Bernie Glow, Robert Nagel, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Urbie Green, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Paul Faulise, Dick Hixson, bass trombone; John Barrows, Jim Buffington, Paul Ingraham, Robert Northern, French horn; Harvey Phillips, William Stanley, tuba; Gloria Agostini, Laura Newell, harp; George Duvivier, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Michael Colgrass, percussion; Gunther Schuller, conductor; J.J. Johnson, composer, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 18 and 22, 1961
61VK261 | The Sword Of Orion | Verve V/V6-8411 |
61VK262 | Jubelo | - |
61VK263 | Blue Mist | - |
61VK264 | Fantasia | - |
61VK265 | Horn Of Plenty | - |
61VK266 | Ballade | - |
* Verve V/V6-8411 Dizzy Gillespie - Perceptions 1961
Ray Brown Duo
Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
NYC, May 25, 1961
27021 | Untitled Original | Playboy unknown? |
Gene Krupa With George Williams Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, trumpet; Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tom Mitchell, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Toots Mondello, Jerry Sanfino, alto sax; Romeo Penque, Eddie Wasserman, tenor sax; Danny Bank, tenor sax, flute; Hank Jones, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Gene Krupa, drums; Mousie Alexander, Doug Allen, Joe Venuto, percussion; George Williams, arranger.
Webster Hall, NYC, June 5, 1961
61VK312 | American Bolero | Verve VK-10242, V/V6-8414 |
61VK313 | The Galloping Comedians | Verve V/V6-8414 |
61VK314 | Meadowland | Verve VK-10242, V/V6-8414 |
* Verve V/V6-8414 Gene Krupa - Percussion King 1961
= Verve V/V6-8450 Gene Krupa - Classics In Percussion! 1962
* Verve VK-10242 Gene Krupa - American Bolero / Meadowland 1961
Gene Krupa With George Williams Orchestra
Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tom Mitchell, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Toots Mondello, Jerry Sanfino, alto sax; Romeo Penque, Eddie Wasserman, tenor sax; Danny Bank, tenor sax, flute; Milt Hinton, bass; Gene Krupa, drums; Mousie Alexander, Doug Allen, Joe Venuto, percussion; George Williams, arranger.
Webster Hall, NYC, June 12, 1961
61VK315 | Espana Cani | Verve V/V6-8414 |
61VK316 | Arab Dance | - |
61VK317 | Valse Triste | Verve V/V6-8414, V/V6-8594 |
* Verve V/V6-8414 Gene Krupa - Percussion King 1961
= Verve V/V6-8450 Gene Krupa - Classics In Percussion! 1962
* Verve V/V6-8594 The Best Of Gene Krupa - Verve's Choice! 1964
Gene Krupa With George Williams Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, trumpet; Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tom Mitchell, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Toots Mondello, Jerry Sanfino, alto sax; Romeo Penque, Eddie Wasserman, tenor sax; Danny Bank, tenor sax, flute; Moe Wechsler, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Gene Krupa, drums; Mousie Alexander, Doug Allen, Joe Venuto, percussion; George Williams, arranger.
Webster Hall, NYC, June 16, 1961
61VK318 | Poet And Peasant Overture | Verve V/V6-8414 |
61VK319 | Sabre Dance | - |
61VK320 | March (From The Nutcracker Suite) | - |
61VK320A | Ritual Fire Dance | - |
* Verve V/V6-8414 Gene Krupa - Percussion King 1961
= Verve V/V6-8450 Gene Krupa - Classics In Percussion! 1962
Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra
Joe Wilder, solo trumpet; Phil Bodner, solo soprano sax; Phil Woods, solo alto sax; Keene Crockett, sound pictures; Mildred Clinton, Paulette Girard, girls' voices; Kenyon Hopkins, arranger, conductor; Creed Taylor, producer.
NYC, June 19 and 20, 1961
61VK621 | Train Bleu (Sur Le Pont D'Avignon) | Verve V/V6-50000 |
61VK622 | Pays Des Bikinis | - |
61VK623 | Casino | - |
61VK624 | Voyage A Bicyclette | - |
61VK625 | Port De Peche | - |
61VK626 | Scene De Rue | - |
61VK627 | Cafe Terrasse | - |
61VK628 | Place Elegante (Clair De Lune) | - |
61VK629 | Theatre (Can Can) | - |
61VK630 | Place Pigalle | - |
61VK631 | Au Revoir Paris (Au Clair La Lune) | - |
61VK632 | Depart Le Havre | - |
* Verve V/V6-50000 Kenyon Hopkins - Sound Tour: France 1962
Ella Fitzgerald
Lou Levy, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Stan Levey, drums; Ella Fitzgerald, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, June 22, 1961
27022-2 | 61VK393 | Stella By Starlight | Verve V/V6-4053 |
27023-4 | 61VK394 | This Year's Kisses | - |
27024-8 | 61VK395 | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | - |
27025-12 | 61VK396 | Jersey Bounce | - |
27026-4 | 61VK397 | You're My Thrill | - |
27027-2 | 61VK398 | Good Morning, Heartache | - |
* Verve V/V6-4053 Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! 1961
Ella Fitzgerald
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, June 23, 1961
27028-6 | 61VK407 | Born To Be Blue | Verve V/V6-4053 |
27029-1 | 61VK408 | 'Round Midnight | - |
27030-6 | 61VK409 | My Reverie | - |
* Verve V/V6-4053 Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! 1961
Ella Fitzgerald
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, June 24, 1961
27031-3 | 61VK410 | Cry Me A River | Verve VK-10241, V/V6-4053 |
27032-4 | 61VK406 | Singing Off | Verve V/V6-4053 |
27033-5 | 61VK411 | Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie | Verve VK-10241, V/V6-4053 |
27034-4 | 61VK412 | A Night In Tunisia | Verve V/V6-4053 |
27035-1 | 61VK413 | The Music Goes 'Round And Around | - |
* Verve V/V6-4053 Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! 1961
* Verve VK-10241 Ella Fitzgerald - Cry Me A River / Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie 1961
The Bob Brookmeyer 4
Bob Brookmeyer, trombone, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; Bill Crow, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
NYC, June 29, 1961
61VK231 | The Wrong Blues | Verve V/V6-8413 |
61VK232 | I'll Be Around | - |
61VK233 | It's So Peaceful In The Country | - |
61VK234 | Blues For Alec | - |
61VK235 | Who Can I Turn To | - |
61VK236 | While We're Young | - |
61VK237 | That's The Way It Goes | - |
* Verve V/V6-8413 The Bob Brookmeyer 4 - 7 x Wilder 1961
Jack Teagarden And His Sextet
Don Goldie, trumpet; Jack Teagarden, trombone, vocal; Henry Guesta, clarinet; Don Ewell, piano; Stan Puls, bass; Ronnie Greb, drums; with Shay Torrent, organ #8.
Chicago, IL, June, 1961
1. | Don't Tell A Man About His Woman | Verve V/V6-8416, V/V6-8505 |
2. | Basin Street Blues | Verve V/V6-8416 |
3. | Froggie Moore Blues | - |
4. | I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi | - |
5. | It's All In Your Mind | - |
6. | Mis'ry And The Blues | - |
7. | Original Dixieland One-Step | - |
8. | Love Lies | - |
9. | Afternoon In August | - |
10. | Peaceful Valley | - |
* Verve V/V6-8416 Jack Teagarden - Mis'ry And The Blues 1961
* Verve V/V6-8505 Various Artists - The Essential Jazz Vocals 1963
no information
unknown artists.
circa June, 1961???
61VK200 | The Enchanted Sea | Verve unissued |
61VK201 | Abra Kadabra | - |
Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band
Don Ferrara, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis, trumpet; Willie Dennis, trombone; Alan Raph, bass trombone; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone, arranger; Bob Donovan, alto sax, flute; Gene Quill, alto sax, clarinet; Jim Reider, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax, piano, director; Bill Crow, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Johnny Carisi, Gary McFarland, George Russell, arranger.
Webster Hall, NYC, July 10 and 11, 1961
61VK335 | All About Rosie | Verve V/V6-8415 |
61VK336 | Weep | - |
61VK337 | Chuggin' | - |
61VK338 | Israel | Verve V/V6-8415, V/V6-8567 |
61VK339 | Summer's Over | Verve V/V6-8415 |
61VK340 | All About Rosie Part 3 | - |
61VK341 | I Know, Don't Know How | - |
61VK342 | Joost At The Roost | unissued, tape no longer exists |
* Verve V/V6-8415 Gerry Mulligan Presents A Concert In Jazz 1961
= Mosaic MD4-221 The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions 2003
* Verve V/V6-8567 The Essential Gerry Mulligan 1963
Stan Getz With Hershy Kay And His Orchestra
Stan Getz, tenor sax; with Norman Carr, Alan Martin, Gerald Tarack, violin; Jacob Glick, viola; Bruce Rogers, cello; Steve Kuhn, piano; possibly John Neves, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; unidentified woodwinds, Hershy Kay, conductor; Eddie Sauter, composer, arranger.
Webster Hall, NYC, July 14, 1961;
NYC, September and October, 1961
61VK275 | I'm Late, I'm Late | Verve VK-10251, V/V6-8412 |
61VK276 | Her | Verve V/V6-8412, V/V6-8719, V3HB-8844 |
61VK277 | Pan | Verve V/V6-8412 |
61VK278 | I Remember When | Verve VK-10251, V/V6-8412, V3HB-8844 |
* Verve V/V6-8412 Stan Getz - Focus 1961
= Verve VE-1-2528 - 1978
* Verve V/V6-8719 The Best Of Stan Getz 1967
* Verve V3HB-8844 Stan Getz - Return Engagement 1974
* Verve VK-10251 Stan Getz - I'm Late, I'm Late / I Remember When 1961
Mel Torme With Tony Osborne And His Orchestra
Mel Torme, vocal; Tony Osborne And His Orchestra, Tony Osborne, arranger, conductor.
London, England, July 18, 1961
A Stranger In Town | Verve V/V6-8440 | |
Born To Be Blue | - | |
Dancing In The Dark | - |
* Verve V/V6-8440 Mel Torme - My Kind Of Music 1962
Mel Torme With Wally Stott And His Orchestra
Mel Torme, vocal; Wally Stott And His Orchestra, Wally Stott, arranger, conductor.
London, England, July 19, 1961
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan | Verve V/V6-8440 | |
County Fair | - | |
Welcome To The Club | - | |
61VK676? | The Christmas Song | Verve V/V6-8440, V/V6-8593 |
Alone Together | Verve V/V6-8440 |
* Verve V/V6-8440 Mel Torme - My Kind Of Music 1962
* Verve V/V6-8593 The Best Of Mel Torme - Verve's Choice! 1964
Mel Torme With Geoff Love And His Orchestra
Mel Torme, vocal; Geoff Love And His Orchestra, Geoff Love, arranger, conductor.
London, England, July 21, 1961
61VK668? | You And The Night And The Music | Verve V/V6-8440, V/V6-8593 |
By Myself | Verve V/V6-8440 | |
A Shine On Your Shoes | - |
* Verve V/V6-8440 Mel Torme - My Kind Of Music 1962
* Verve V/V6-8593 The Best Of Mel Torme - Verve's Choice! 1964
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
London House, Chicago, IL, July 27, 1961
101622 | There Is No Greater Love | Verve V/V6-8681, V3HB-8842 |
101626 | Swamp Fire | Verve V/V6-8681 |
It Happened In Monterey | Verve 314 531 766-2 | |
Billy Boy | - |
* Verve V/V6-8681 Oscar Peterson - Something Warm 1967
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
* Verve V3HB-8842 Oscar Peterson - Return Engagement 1974
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks, vocal; and others.
July 27, 1961
61VK202 | Flay By Night | Verve VK-10240 |
61VK203 | Lonely Song In My Heart | - |
* Verve VK-10240 Randy Sparks - Flay By Night / Lonely Song In My Heart 1961
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
London House, Chicago, IL, July 28, 1961
61VK404 | I've Never Been In Love Before | Verve V/V6-8420 |
61VK405 | In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning | - |
61VK470 | Chicago | - |
61VK402 | Billy Boy | Verve VK-10268, V/V6-8420 |
The Lonesome One | Verve V/V6-8660 | |
101623 | I Remember Clifford | Verve V/V6-8681, V3HB-8842 |
Introduction | Verve 314 531 766-2 | |
On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
Moanin' | - | |
Billy Boy | Verve 314 531 766-2, 314 543 321-2 | |
Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
Jim | - | |
Band Call | - | |
The Night We Called It A Day | - |
* Verve V/V6-8420 Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen - The Trio 1961
= Verve 314 539 063-2 - 1997
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
* Verve V/V6-8660 Oscar Peterson - Put On A Happy Face 1966
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
* Verve V/V6-8681 Oscar Peterson - Something Warm 1967
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
* Verve V3HB-8842 Oscar Peterson - Return Engagement 1974
* Verve 314 543 321-2 Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen - The Sound Of The Trio 2000
* Verve VK-10268 Oscar Peterson - Billy Boy / Yours Is My Heart Alone 1962
Stan Getz With Hershy Kay And His Orchestra
Stan Getz, tenor sax; with Norman Carr, Alan Martin, Gerald Tarack, violin; Jacob Glick, viola; Bruce Rogers, cello; Steve Kuhn, piano; possibly John Neves, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; unidentified woodwinds, Hershy Kay, conductor; Eddie Sauter, composer, arranger.
Webster Hall, NYC, July 28, 1961;
NYC, September and October, 1961
61VK279 | Night Rider | Verve V/V6-8412 |
61VK280 | Once Upon A Time | - |
61VK281 | A Summer Afternoon | - |
* Verve V/V6-8412 Stan Getz - Focus 1961
= Verve VE-1-2528 - 1978
Paul Smith Sextet
Paul Smith, piano; Joe Gibbons, guitar; Rollie Bundock, bass; Irv Cottler, drums; Chico Guerrero, Milt Holland, Latin percussion.
Los Angeles, CA, July 28, and August 4, 1961
27062-18 | Malaguena | Verve unissued |
27063-11 | My Romance | - |
27064-7 | The Desert Song | - |
27065-14 | My Reverie | - |
27066-10 | When I Fall In Love | - |
27067-13 | Saturday Night | - |
27068-13 | The Surrey With The Fringe On Top | - |
27069-10 | Promises | - |
27070-11 | Palos Verdes | - |
27071-6 | For All We Know | - |
27072-13 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - |
27073-12 | I Could Write A Book | - |
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
London House, Chicago, IL, July 29, 1961
61VK463 | The Night We Called It A Day | Verve V/V6-8420 |
61VK471 | Sometimes I'm Happy | - |
61VK535 | Whisper Not | Verve V/V6-8420, V3HB-8842 |
61VK466 | Tricrotism | Verve V/V6-8480 |
61VK661 | Thag's Dance | - |
61VK465 | Ill Wind | - |
The Lonesome One | Verve 314 531 766-2, 314 539 063-2 | |
The Gravy Waltz | - | |
Woody 'N' You | - | |
Soon | - | |
Daahoud | - |
* Verve V/V6-8420 Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen - The Trio 1961
= Verve 314 539 063-2 - 1997
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
* Verve V3HB-8842 Oscar Peterson - Return Engagement 1974
* Verve V/V6-8480 Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen - The Sound Of The Trio 1962
= Verve 314 543 321-2 - 2000
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
The Oscar Peterson Trio
same personnel.
London House, Chicago, IL, possibly July 29, 1961
101627 | I Love You | Verve V/V6-8681 |
* Verve V/V6-8681 Oscar Peterson - Something Warm 1967
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
The Oscar Peterson Trio
same personnel.
London House, Chicago, IL, July 30, 1961
As Long As There's Music | Verve 314 531 766-2 |
* Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
The Oscar Peterson Trio
same personnel.
London House, Chicago, IL, August 2, 1961
Close Your Eyes | Verve 314 531 766-2 | |
Cubano Chant | - | |
Sometimes I'm Happy | - |
* Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
Sonny Stitt and others
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; and others.
NYC, August 2, 1961
61VK371 | Skittoo'chy | Verve unissued |
61VK372 | Pampena | - |
61VK373 | My Romance | - |
61VK374 | Hi Bell | - |
61VK375 | I Want A Little Girl | - |
61VK376 | In Walked Joe | - |
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
London House, Chicago, IL, August 3, 1961
Sophisticated Lady | Verve 314 531 766-2 | |
Better Luck Next Time | - | |
Confirmation | - |
* Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
Sonny Stitt and others
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; and others.
NYC, August 3, 1961
61VK377 | The Apartment Theme | Verve unissued |
61VK378 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | - |
61VK379 | unknown title | - |
The Jimmy Giuffre 3
Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet; Paul Bley, piano; Steve Swallow, bass.
Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, August 4, 1961
61VK267 | That's True, That's True | Verve V/V6-8402; ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 |
61VK268 | Ictus | Verve V/V6-8402, VE-2-2514; ECM (G) ECM 1438/39, :rarum 8015 |
61VK269 | Asphalt (as The Gamut) | Verve V/V6-8402; ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 |
61VK270 | Sonic | - |
61VK271 | Carla | Verve V/V6-8402, VE-2-2514; ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 |
61VK272 | Whirrrr | - |
61VK273 | Goodbye | Verve V/V6-8402; ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 |
61VK274 | Flight | - |
Me Too | ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 | |
Temporarily | - | |
Herb And Ictus | - |
* Verve V/V6-8402 The Jimmy Giuffre 3 - Thesis 1961
* ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 Jimmy Giuffre 3, 1961 1992
= ECM (G) ECM 1438/39 (CD) -
* Verve VE-2-2514 Various Artists - Masters Of The Modern Piano (1955-1966) 1976
* ECM (G) :rarum 8015 Carla Bley - Selected Recordings 2004
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
London House, Chicago, IL, August 6-July 27, 1961
Billy Boy | Verve 314 531 766-2 | |
61VK662 | On Green Dolphin Street | Verve V/V6-8480, V3HB-8842 |
61VK469 | Kadota's Blues | Verve V/V6-8480 |
Put On A Happy Face | Verve V/V6-8660 | |
Old Folks | - | |
Woody'n You | - | |
Yesterdays | - | |
Diablo | - | |
Soon | - | |
101624 | Autumn Leaves | Verve V/V6-8681 |
101625 | Blues For Big Scotia | - |
same session.
61VK403 | Yours Is My Heart Alone | Verve VK-10268 |
same session.
61VK464 | Daahoud | Verve unissued |
61VK468 | Yesterdays | - |
same session.
61VK467 | Blues For Big Scotia | - |
same session.
(61VK662) | There Is No Greater Love | - |
* Verve V/V6-8480 Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen - The Sound Of The Trio 1962
= Verve 314 543 321-2 - 2000
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
* Verve V3HB-8842 Oscar Peterson - Return Engagement 1974
* Verve V/V6-8660 Oscar Peterson - Put On A Happy Face 1966
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
* Verve V/V6-8681 Oscar Peterson - Something Warm 1967
= Verve 314 531 766-2 Oscar Peterson Trio - The London House Sessions 1996
* Verve VK-10268 Oscar Peterson - Billy Boy / Yours Is My Heart Alone 1962
The Mary Kaye Trio
Mary Kaye, Norman Kaye, Frankie Ross, vocal; with Don Burke, Ronald Mancuso, Murray McEachern, Kenny Shroyer, trombone; Red Norvo, vibes; Robert Small, piano; Mary Ellen Pursley, guitar; Ernest McDaniel, bass; George Gustafsson, drums; Chico Guerrero, congas.
Los Angeles, CA, August 9, 1961
27074-7 | 61VK647 | An Occasional Man | Verve V/V6-8446 |
27075-8 | 61VK645 | All At Once You Love Her | - |
27076-6 | 61VK646 | I Should Care | - |
27077-5 | 61VK644 | Bill Bailey Fugue | - |
27078-7 | 61VK648 | Squeeze Me | - |
* Verve V/V6-8446 The Mary Kaye Trio - For The Record 1962
Timme Rogers
Timme Rogers, vocal; and others.
NYC, August 9 and 10, 1961
61VK358 | Open The Door, Richard | Verve unissued |
61VK359 | Be Bad | - |
61VK360 | Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven | - |
61VK361 | Fla-Ga-La-Pa | - |
The Mary Kaye Trio
Mary Kaye, Norman Kaye, Frankie Ross, vocal; with Don Burke, Ronald Mancuso, Murray McEachern, Kenny Shroyer, trombone; Red Norvo, vibes; Robert Small, piano; Mary Ellen Pursley, guitar; Ernest McDaniel, bass; George Gustafsson, drums; Chico Guerrero, congas.
Los Angeles, CA, August 10, 1961
27079-5 | 61VK649 | My Kind Of Girl | Verve V/V6-8446 |
27080-6 | 61VK650 | All About Love | - |
27081-10 | 61VK651 | For The First Time | - |
27082-6 | 61VK652 | Day By Day | - |
27083-12 | 61VK653 | September Song | - |
27084-3 | 61VK654 | All Or Nothing At All | - |
27085-1 | 61VK655 | Unchained Melody | - |
* Verve V/V6-8446 The Mary Kaye Trio - For The Record 1962
Timme Rogers
Timme Rogers, vocal; and others.
NYC, August 10, 1961
61VK400 | Good Whiskey, Bad Women | Verve unissued |
Buddy Rich And His Sextet
Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Sam Most, flute; Mike Mainieri, vibes; Johnny Morris, piano; Wyatt Ruther, bass; Buddy Rich, leader, drums.
NYC, August 14, 1961
61VK354 | Caravan | Verve V/V6-8425, V6-8778 |
61VK355 | Rose Room | unissued |
* Verve V/V6-8425 Buddy Rich And His Sextet - Blues Caravan 1961
* Verve V6-8778 Buddy Rich - Super Rich 1969
Lee Konitz and others
Lee Konitz, alto sax; and others.
NYC, August 15, 1961
61VK302 | It's Alright With Me | Verve unissued |
61VK303 | Foolin' Myself | - |
61VK304 | Just Friends | - |
61VK305 | I Remember You | - |
Buddy Rich And His Sextet
Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Sam Most, flute; Mike Mainieri, vibes; Johnny Morris, piano; Wyatt Ruther, bass; Buddy Rich, leader, drums.
NYC, August 16, 1961
61VK356 | BR Blues | Verve V/V6-8425 |
61VK357 | Satin Doll | unissued |
* Verve V/V6-8425 Buddy Rich And His Sextet - Blues Caravan 1961
Buddy Rich And His Sextet
same personnel.
NYC, probably August 16, 1961
Blowin' The Blues Away | Verve V/V6-8425, V6-8778 | |
Late Date | Verve V/V6-8425 | |
Young Blood | - | |
I Remember Clifford | Verve V/V6-8425, V6-8778 |
* Verve V/V6-8425 Buddy Rich And His Sextet - Blues Caravan 1961
* Verve V6-8778 Buddy Rich - Super Rich 1969
Lee Konitz and others
Lee Konitz, alto sax; and others.
NYC, August 21, 1961
61VK306 | Out Of Nowhere | Verve unissued |
61VK307 | Imagination | - |
61VK308 | My Melancholy Baby | - |
61VK309 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
61VK310 | That Old Feeling | - |
61VK311 | It's You Or No One | - |
Johnny Hodges Quintet
Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Wild Bill Davis, organ; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 23, 1961
61VK292 | Blue Hodge | Verve V/V6-8406 |
61VK293 | It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream | Verve VK-10273, V/V6-8406 |
61VK294 | Why Are You Blue | - |
61VK295 | Knuckles | Verve V/V6-8406 |
61VK296 | Stand By Blues | - |
* Verve V/V6-8406 Johnny Hodges - Blue Hodge 1961
* Verve VK-10273 Johnny Hodges - It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream / Why Are You Blue 1962
Kai Winding's Trombones And Orchestra
Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen, trumpet; probably Clark Terry, flugelhorn; Billy Byers, Kai Winding, trombone; Tony Studd, George West, bass trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax, clarinet; probably Ross Tompkins, piano; Harold Gaylor, bass; Ray Rodriguez, bongos; and others.
NYC, August 23, 1961
61VK434 | Besame Mucho | Verve V/V6-8427 |
61VK435 | Adios | - |
61VK436 | The Surrey With The Fringe Arriba (aka The Surrey With The Fringe On Top) | - |
* Verve V/V6-8427 Kai Winding's Trombones And Orchestra - Kai Ole 1961
Johnny Hodges Quintet
Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Wild Bill Davis, organ; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 24, 1961
61VK297 | Hodge-Podge | Verve V/V6-8406 |
61VK298 | There Is No Greater Love | - |
61VK299 | And Then Some | - |
61VK300 | I Wonder Why | - |
61VK301 | Azure Te! | - |
* Verve V/V6-8406 Johnny Hodges - Blue Hodge 1961
Lee Konitz Trio
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Sonny Dallas, bass; Elvin Ray Jones, drums.
Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, August 24, 1961
61VK388 | Foolin' Myself | Verve V/V6-8399 |
61VK389 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | - |
61VK390 | I'll Remember April | - |
61VK391 | I Remember You | - |
61VK392 | All Of Me | - |
* Verve V/V6-8399 Lee Konitz - Motion 1961
Kai Winding's Trombones And Orchestra
Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen, trumpet; probably Clark Terry, flugelhorn; Billy Byers, Kai Winding, trombone; Tony Studd, George West, bass trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax, clarinet; probably Ross Tompkins, piano; Harold Gaylor, bass; Ray Rodriguez, bongos; and others.
NYC, August 24, 1961
61VK437 | Manteca | Verve V/V6-8427 |
61VK438 | Hojas De Otano (aka Autumn Leaves) | - |
61VK439 | Dansero | - |
61VK440 | Que Pasa | - |
* Verve V/V6-8427 Kai Winding's Trombones And Orchestra - Kai Ole 1961
Kai Winding's Trombones And Orchestra
same personnel.
NYC, August 25, 1961
61VK441 | Hacia El Fin De La Tierra (aka To The Ends Of The Earth) | Verve V/V6-8427 |
61VK442 | Amour | - |
61VK443 | Them There Ojos (aka Them There Eyes) | - |
61VK444 | Caribe | - |
61VK445 | Esto Es Felicidad | - |
* Verve V/V6-8427 Kai Winding's Trombones And Orchestra - Kai Ole 1961
Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quintet
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Sonny Stitt, tenor, alto sax; John Houston, piano; Charles Williams, bass; George Brown, drums.
Chicago, IL, August 27, 1961
61VK380 | Blues Up And Down | Verve V/V6-8426 |
61VK381 | Blues | unissued |
61VK382 | Bye Bye Blackbird | - |
61VK383 | Three Blind Mice | - |
61VK384 | Counter Clockwise | Verve V/V6-8426 |
61VK385 | There Is No Greater Love | - |
61VK386 | The One Before This | - |
61VK387 | Autumn Leaves | - |
* Verve V/V6-8426 Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961 1962
= Verve 2-V6S-8812 Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt - Prime Cuts 1972
Cal Tjader And His Sextet
Paul Horn, flute, alto sax; Cal Tjader, vibes; Lonnie Hewitt, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Johnny Rae, drums; Wilfredo Vicente, congas; Armando Peraza, bongos.
Los Angeles, CA, August 28 and 29, 1961
61VK414 | Ben Hur (Love Theme) | Verve V/V6-8419 |
61VK415 | Davita | - |
61VK416 | On Green Dolphin Street | - |
61VK417 | Pauneto's Point | - |
61VK418 | Speak Low | - |
61VK419 | Triste | Verve V/V6-8419, V/V6-8725, V3HB-8843 |
61VK420 | Misty | Verve V/V6-8419 |
61VK421 | Mambo In Miami | - |
61VK422 | Ecstasy | - |
61VK423 | Half And Half | - |
* Verve V/V6-8419 Cal Tjader - In A Latin Bag 1961
* Verve V/V6-8725 The Best Of Cal Tjader 1967
* Verve V3HB-8843 Cal Tjader - Return Engagement 1974
Stan Getz - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Steve Kuhn, piano; John Neves, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
San Francisco, CA, September 12 and 13, 1961
61VK286 | Minuet Circa '61 | Verve V/V6-8418 |
61VK287 | Would You Care | Verve V/V6-8418, V/V6-8719 |
61VK288 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Verve VS-200, V/V6-8418 |
61VK289 | Thump, Thump, Thump | Verve V/V6-8418 |
61VK290 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Verve VS-200, V/V6-8418 |
61VK291 | Love Jumped Out | Verve V/V6-8418 |
* Verve V/V6-8418 Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer - Recorded Fall 1961 1961
* Verve V/V6-8719 The Best Of Stan Getz 1967
* Verve VS-200 An Introduction To The World Of Stan Getz 1964
Bob Brookmeyer and others
Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; and others.
September 14, 1961
61VK446 | Cohn's Tune | Verve unissued |
61VK447 | Slopjah | - |
61VK448 | Blue China | - |
61VK449 | Manuscript | - |
Clark Terry - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Eddie Costa, piano; Joe Benjamin, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
possibly September 14 and 15, 1961
73L5916 | Simple Waltz | Verve V6-8836 |
73L5917 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - |
73L5918 | Manuscript | - |
73L5919 | Stolen Moments | - |
* Verve V6-8836 Clark Terry & Bob Brookmeyer - Previously Unreleased Recordings 1973
Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
NYC, September 15, 1961
61VK343 | Like Someone In Love | unissued |
61VK344 | On Green Dolphin Street | Verve V/V6-8429, V3HB-8842 |
61VK345 | Reunion Blues | Verve V/V6-8429 |
61VK346 | Untitled Peterson Original | unissued |
* Verve V/V6-8429 Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson - Very Tall 1962
* Verve V3HB-8842 Oscar Peterson - Return Engagement 1974
Bob Brookmeyer and others
Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; and others.
September 15, 1961
61VK460 | I Remember Clifford | Verve unissued |
61VK461 | Weep No More | - |
61VK462 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - |
Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
NYC, September 18, 1961
61VK347 | Heartstrings | Verve V/V6-8429 |
61VK348 | The Work Song | Verve V/V6-8429, V3HB-8848 |
61VK349 | John Brown's Body | Verve V/V6-8429 |
61VK350 | A Wonderful Guy | Verve V/V6-8429, V/V6-8579 |
61VK351 | Untitled Peterson Original | unissued |
61VK352 | Seven Come Eleven | - |
61VK353 | Soft Winds | - |
* Verve V/V6-8429 Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson - Very Tall 1962
* Verve V3HB-8848 Milt Jackson - Return Engagement 1974?
* Verve V/V6-8579 Various Artists - Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll 1964
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day, vocal; and others.
September 20, 1961
61VK283 | One More Mile | Verve unissued |
61VK284 | Boogie Blues | - |
61VK285 | The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men | - |
61VK458 | You Came A Long Way From St. Louis | - |
61VK459 | Senor Blues | - |
Anita O'Day
same personnel.
September 21, 1961
61VK401 | Up State | Verve unissued |
Ray Brown
Ray Brown, bass.
September 28, 1961
61VK450 | Ray's Blues | Verve unissued |
61VK451 | Old Folks | - |
61VK452 | Two Feet In The Mud | - |
61VK453 | The Very Thought Of You | - |
61VK454 | In Walked Ray | - |
61VK455 | Ray's Other Blues | - |
61VK456 | Afternoon In Paris | - |
61VK457 | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me | - |
Paul Smith Trio
Paul Smith, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; unidentified strings.
October 3, 1961
61VK424 | Angel Eyes | MGM E/SE-4057 |
61VK425 | It Might As Well Be Spring | - |
61VK426 | I Love Paris | - |
61VK427 | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | - |
61VK428 | It's Only A Paper Moon | - |
* MGM E/SE-4057 Paul Smith - Memories Of Paris 1962
Paul Smith Trio
same personnel.
October 4, 1961
61VK429 | On The Street Where You Live | MGM E/SE-4057 |
61VK430 | Love Come Back To Me | - |
61VK431 | Ballad For Woody | - |
61VK432 | Love For Sale | - |
61VK433 | Night And Day | - |
* MGM E/SE-4057 Paul Smith - Memories Of Paris 1962
Herb Ellis Quartet
Victor Feldman, vibes; Herb Ellis, guitar; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Ronnie Zito, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, October 12 and 13, 1961
61VK634 | John Brown's Body | Verve V/V6-8448 |
61VK635 | Gravy Waltz | - |
61VK636 | Detour Ahead | - |
61VK637 | One Note Samba | - |
61VK638 | Like Someone In Love | - |
61VK639 | You'd Better Be Ready | - |
61VK640 | Hey Look Me Over | unissued |
61VK641 | Toni | Verve V/V6-8448 |
61VK642 | Jim's Blues | - |
61VK643 | One Note Samba (short version) | unissued |
* Verve V/V6-8448 Herb Ellis - Softly... But With That Feeling 1962
Anita O'Day With The Gary McFarland Orchestra
Herb Pomeroy, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis, trombone; Walt Levinsky, clarinet, alto sax; Phil Woods, alto sax; Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Anita O'Day, vocal; Gary McFarland, arranger, director; and others.
NYC, October 16, 1961
61VK481 | One More Mile | Verve V/V6-8442 |
61VK482 | The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men | Verve V/V6-8442, VE-2-2534 |
61VK483 | Up State | - |
61VK484 | You Come A Long Way From St. Louis | - |
61VK485 | Senor Blues | Verve V/V6-8442 |
61VK486 | Boogie Blues | Verve V/V6-8442, VE-2-2534 |
61VK487 | A Woman Alone With The Blues | - |
61VK488 | I Want To Sing A Song | Verve V/V6-8442 |
61VK489 | Night Bird | Verve V/V6-8442, VE-2-2534 |
61VK490 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | Verve V/V6-8442 |
* Verve V/V6-8442 Anita O'Day - All The Sad Young Men 1962
* Verve VE-2-2534 Anita O'Day - The Big Band Sessions 1979
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd and others
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Charlie Byrd, guitar; and others.
October 25, 1961
61VK491 | Jazz Samba No. 1 | Verve unissued |
61VK492 | Jazz Samba No. 2 | - |
61VK493 | Jazz Samba No. 3 | - |
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd and others
same personnel.
October 26, 1961
61VK494 | Jazz Samba No. 4 | Verve unissued |
61VK495 | Jazz Samba No. 5 | - |
61VK496 | Jazz Samba No. 6 | - |
Eddie Condon Octet
Jimmy McPartland, trumpet, vocal; Jack Teagarden, trombone, vocal; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet; Bud Freeman, tenor sax; Joe Sullivan, piano; Eddie Condon, guitar; Bob Haggart, bass; Gene Krupa, drums.
NYC, October 30, 1961
61VK514 | Logan Square | Verve V/V6-8441 |
61VK515 | Chicago | - |
61VK516 | After You've Gone | - |
61VK517 | China Boy | - |
* Verve V/V6-8441 Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, Bob Haggart, Gene Krupa, Jimmy McPartland, Pee Wee Russell, Joe Sullivan, Jack Teagarden - Chicago And All That Jazz! 1962
Eddie Condon Octet
Jimmy McPartland, trumpet, vocal; Jack Teagarden, trombone, vocal; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet; Bud Freeman, tenor sax; Joe Sullivan, piano; Eddie Condon, guitar; Bob Haggart, bass; Gene Krupa, drums; Lil Armstrong, Blossom Sealey, vocal.
NYC, October 31, 1961
61VK518 | Take Me To The Land Of Jazz | Verve V/V6-8441 |
61VK519 | Sugar | - |
61VK521 | Nobody's Sweetheart | - |
61VK523 | Wolverine Blues | - |
61VK524 | Chicago | - |
* Verve V/V6-8441 Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, Bob Haggart, Gene Krupa, Jimmy McPartland, Pee Wee Russell, Joe Sullivan, Jack Teagarden - Chicago And All That Jazz! 1962
Lil Armstrong Solo
Lil Armstrong, piano.
NYC, October 31, 1961
61VK520 | The Pearls (as Original Boogie) | Verve V/V6-8441 |
61VK522 | Original Rag | - |
* Verve V/V6-8441 Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, Bob Haggart, Gene Krupa, Jimmy McPartland, Pee Wee Russell, Joe Sullivan, Jack Teagarden - Chicago And All That Jazz! 1962
Benton Ames
Benton Ames.
circa October, 1961???
61VK497 | Love Theme From "El Cid" | Verve VK-10246 |
61VK498 | A Farewell To Arms | - |
* Verve VK-10246 Benton Ames - Love Theme From "El Cid" / A Farewell To Arms 1961
The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, trumpet; Wayne Andre, Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers, Alan Raph, trombone; Wally Kane, bassoon #1; Eddie Caine, alto sax; Phil Woods, alto sax #1,3; Gene Quill, alto sax #2; Phil Bodner, tenor sax; Al Cohn, tenor sax #2,3; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
NYC, November 6 or 8, 1961
1. 61VK507 | Gloomy Sunday | Verve V/V6-8455 |
2. 61VK508 | Caravan | - |
3. 61VK509 | Some Of My Best Friends | - |
* Verve V/V6-8455 The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra - Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments 1962
The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, trumpet; Wayne Andre, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Elton, Alan Raph, trombone; Eddie Caine, Phil Woods, alto sax; Phil Bodner, Al Cohn, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
NYC, November 7, 1961
61VK512 | Ho Hum | Verve V/V6-8455 |
61VK513 | Why Are You Blue | - |
61VK544 | Days Gone By, Oh My! | - |
* Verve V/V6-8455 The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra - Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments 1962
The Gary McFarland Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Herb Pomeroy, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers, Willie Dennis, trombone; Ed Wasserman, clarinet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Al Cohn, Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Gary McFarland, arranger, conductor.
NYC, November 8, 1961
61VK503 | Love From A Heart Of Gold | Verve V/V6-8443 |
61VK506 | Grand Old Ivy Part II | - |
* Verve V/V6-8443 The Gary McFarland Orchestra - The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" 1962
The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, trumpet; Wayne Andre, Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers, Alan Raph, trombone; Eddie Caine, Eddie Wasserman, alto sax; Phil Bodner, Al Cohn, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Eddie Costa, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
NYC, November 8 or 6, 1961
61VK510 | Detour Ahead | Verve V/V6-8455 |
61VK511 | Where Oh Where | - |
* Verve V/V6-8455 The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra - Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments 1962
The Gary McFarland Orchestra
Joe Newman, Herb Pomeroy, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers, Willie Dennis, trombone; Ed Wasserman, clarinet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Al Cohn, Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Gary McFarland, vibes, arranger, conductor; Hank Jones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Joe Benjamin, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, November 14, 1961
61VK499 | How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying | Verve VK-10272, V/V6-8443 |
61VK500 | Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm | Verve V/V6-8443 |
61VK501 | Grand Old Ivy | - |
* Verve V/V6-8443 The Gary McFarland Orchestra - The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" 1962
* Verve VK-10272 Gary McFarland - How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying / I Believe In You 1962
The Gary McFarland Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Herb Pomeroy, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers, Willie Dennis, trombone; Ed Wasserman, clarinet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Al Cohn, Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; Gary McFarland, arranger, conductor.
NYC, November 15, 1961
61VK502 | Paris Original | Verve V/V6-8443 |
61VK504 | I Believe In You | Verve VK-10272, V/V6-8443 |
61VK505 | Brotherhood Of Man | Verve V/V6-8443 |
* Verve V/V6-8443 The Gary McFarland Orchestra - The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" 1962
* Verve VK-10272 Gary McFarland - How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying / I Believe In You 1962
Frances Faye
Stu Williamson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto sax; Al Hendrickson, guitar; Frances Faye, vocal; Marty Paich, arranger, conductor; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, November 20, 1961
61VK531 | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me | Verve V/V6-8434 |
61VK532 | It's All Right With Me | - |
61VK533 | Love For Sale | - |
61VK534 | So In Love | - |
* Verve V/V6-8434 Swinging All The Way With Frances Faye 1962
Johnny Hodges and others
Johnny Hodges, alto sax; and others.
November 20, 1961
61VK525 | Twist Time | Verve unissued |
61VK526 | Tippin' In | - |
61VK527 | Castle Twist | - |
61VK528 | For Dancers Only | - |
Frances Faye
Stu Williamson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto sax; Al Hendrickson, guitar; Frances Faye, vocal; Marty Paich, arranger, conductor; and others.
Los Angeles, CA, November 21, 1961
61VK536 | Should I | Verve V/V6-8434 |
61VK537 | Them Who Has Gets | - |
61VK538 | There Will Never Be Another You | - |
61VK539 | Miss Otis Regrets | - |
* Verve V/V6-8434 Swinging All The Way With Frances Faye 1962
Frances Faye
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, November 24, 1961
61VK540 | Everything Happens To Me | Verve V/V6-8434 |
61VK541 | More Than You Know | - |
61VK542 | That's All | - |
61VK543 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me | - |
* Verve V/V6-8434 Swinging All The Way With Frances Faye 1962
Kid Ory Band
Andy Blakeney, trumpet; Kid Ory, trombone; Bob McCracken, clarinet; Bob Van Eps, piano; John St. Cyr, guitar; Bob Boyack, bass; Doc Cenardo, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 4, 1961
61VK552 | Bill Bailey | Verve unissued |
61VK553 | Heebie Jeebies | - |
61VK554 | Brush Stomp | - |
61VK555 | Sweet Little Papa | - |
61VK556 | Cornet Shop Suey | - |
61VK557 | Without You | - |
61VK558 | Muskrat Ramble | - |
61VK559 | Little Liza Jane | - |
61VK560 | Ory's Boogie | - |
61VK561 | Squeeze Me | - |
61VK562 | Crazy About The Way You Walk | - |
61VK563 | Big Butter And Egg Man | - |
Kid Ory Band
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 1961
61VK564 | Storyville Blues | Verve V/V6-8456 |
61VK565 | Doctor Jazz | - |
61VK566 | Milenberg Joys | - |
61VK567 | Jelly Roll Blues | - |
61VK568 | Winin' Boy Blues | - |
61VK569 | Boogaboo | - |
61VK570 | Smoke House | - |
61VK571 | Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | - |
* Verve V/V6-8456 The Kid Ory Story - Storyville Nights 1962
Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens, trumpet; Howard McGhee, trumpet #6; Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson, trombone; Chuck Connors, bass trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Russell Procope, alto sax, clarinet; Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, tenor sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Jimmy Jones, piano; Aaron Bell, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums; Billy Strayhorn, arranger, conductor.
NYC, December 11, 1961
1. 61VK572 | Stardust | Verve V/V6-8452 |
2. 61VK573 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Verve V/V6-8452, VSP/VSPS-3 |
3. 61VK574 | Passion Flower | unissued |
4. 61VK575 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Verve V/V6-8452, VSP/VSPS-3 |
5. 61VK576 | Jeep's Blues | - |
6. 61VK577 | Azure | - |
7. 61VK578 | The Gal From Joe's | - |
* Verve V/V6-8452 Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra 1962
* Verve VSP/VSPS-3 Johnny Hodges And All The Dukes Men 1966
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
unknown, piano; unknown, organ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe, guitar, vocal; unknown, drums; unknown, vocal group.
NYC, December 11 and 13, 1961
61VK613 | On My Way | Verve V/V6-8439 |
61VK614 | This Is A Mean Old World To Live In | Verve VK-10249, V/V6-8439 |
61VK615 | This Train | Verve V/V6-8439 |
61VK616 | I Heard My Mother Call My Name | - |
61VK617 | In These Dark Hours Of Distress (as Stretch Out) | - |
61VK618 | Ring Those Golden Bells | - |
61VK619 | I Llok Down The Line And I Wonder | - |
61VK620 | Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares | - |
61VK659 | That's All | Verve VK-10249, V/V6-8439 |
* Verve V/V6-8439 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Gospel Truth 1962
* Verve VK-10249 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Is A Mean Old World To Live In / That's All 1962
Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens, trumpet; Howard McGhee, trumpet #3,6; Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson, trombone; Chuck Connors, bass trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Russell Procope, alto sax, clarinet; Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, tenor sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Jimmy Jones, piano; Aaron Bell, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums; Billy Strayhorn, arranger, conductor.
NYC, December 12, 1961
1. 61VK579 | Harmony In Harlem | unissued |
2. 61VK580 | Day Dream | Verve V/V6-8452, VSP/VSPS-3 |
3. 61VK581 | Tailor Made | Verve V/V6-8452 |
4. 61VK582 | Lush Life | unissued |
5. 61VK583 | Day Dream | - |
6. 61VK584 | I'm Just A Lucky So And So | Verve V/V6-8452, VSP/VSPS-3 |
7. 61VK585 | Your Love Has Faded | Verve V/V6-8452 |
8. 61VK586 | Juice A-Plenty | - |
* Verve V/V6-8452 Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra 1962
* Verve VSP/VSPS-3 Johnny Hodges And All The Dukes Men 1966
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Nelson Riddle, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, December 13, 1961
61VK597 | Darn That Dream | Verve V/V6-4055 |
61VK598 | Mean To Me | Verve V/V6-4054 |
61VK599 | Georgia On My Mind | Verve V/V6-4055 |
61VK600 | I Can't Get Started | - |
* Verve V/V6-4055 Ella Swings Gently With Nelson 1962
* Verve V/V6-4054 Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson 1962
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, December 14, 1961
61VK601 | What Am I Here For | Verve V/V6-4054 |
61VK602 | Alone Together | - |
61VK603 | I Only Have Eyes For You | - |
61VK604 | It's A Pity Too Say Goodnight | Verve V/V6-4055 |
61VK605 | I Hear Music | Verve V/V6-4054 |
61VK606 | When Your Lover Has Gone | Verve V/V6-4054, V/V6-8720 |
* Verve V/V6-4054 Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson 1962
* Verve V/V6-4055 Ella Swings Gently With Nelson 1962
* Verve V/V6-8720 The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald 1967
Ed Bland
Ed Bland.
December 14, 1961
61VK587 | Talkin' About You | Verve unissued |
61VK588 | Hallelujah, I Love Her So | - |
61VK589 | What Would I Do Without You | - |
61VK590 | Ain't That Love | - |
61VK591 | Moon River | - |
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Nelson Riddle, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, December 15, 1961
61VK607 | Pick Yourself Up | Verve V/V6-4054 |
61VK608 | The Gentleman Is A Dope | - |
61VK609 | Call Me Darling | Verve VK-10248 |
61VK610 | Love Me Or Leave Me | Verve V/V6-4054 |
61VK611 | All Of Me | unissued |
* Verve V/V6-4054 Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson 1962
* Verve VK-10248 Ella Fitzgerald - Call Me Darling / What Is This Thing Called Love 1962
Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band
Don Ferrara, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis, Tony Studd, trombone; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax, piano, leader; Gene Allen, Eddie Caine, Gene Quill, Jim Reider, sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bill Crow, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Webster Hall, NYC, December 18, 1961
61VK592 | Big City Blues | Verve V/V6-8515 |
61VK593 | Pretty Little Gypsy | - |
61VK594 | Little Rock Getaway | - |
61VK595 | Sweet Young Girl (aka Bridgehampton South) | Verve unissued, tape no longer exists |
61VK596-5 | Ballad (alternate take) | Mosaic MD4-221 |
61VK596-7 | Ballad | Verve V/V6-8515, V/V6-8567 |
* Verve V/V6-8515 The Concert Jazz Band - Gerry Mulligan '63 1963
= Mosaic MD4-221 The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions 2003
* Verve V/V6-8567 The Essential Gerry Mulligan 1963
Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band
same personnel.
Webster Hall, NYC, December 19, 1961
61VK597A | Big City Life | Verve V/V6-8515 |
61VK598A | Bridgehampton South | - |
61VK598A-6 | Bridgehampton South (alternate take) | Mosaic MD4-221 |
61VK612 | My Kinda Love | Verve V/V6-8515 |
* Verve V/V6-8515 The Concert Jazz Band - Gerry Mulligan '63 1963
= Mosaic MD4-221 The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions 2003
Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band
same personnel.
Webster Hall, NYC, December 21, 1961
61VK633 | Bridgehampton Strut | Verve V/V6-8515 |
61VK633-1 | Bridgehampton Strut (take 1) | Mosaic MD4-221 |
61VK633-17 | Bridgehampton Strut (alternate take) | - |
* Verve V/V6-8515 The Concert Jazz Band - Gerry Mulligan '63 1963
= Mosaic MD4-221 The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions 2003
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal; unidentified orchestra, Nelson Riddle, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, December 27, 1961
61VK656 | Don't Be That Way | Verve V/V6-4054 |
61VK657 | I Won't Dance | Verve V/V6-4054, V/V6-8720 |
61VK658 | I'm Gonna Go Fishing | Verve V/V6-4054 |
* Verve V/V6-4054 Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson 1962
* Verve V/V6-8720 The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald 1967
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester, actress.
1961?
Overture: Won't You Buy My Sweet Blooming Lavender? / Charity | Verve V-15024 | |
Cockney London / Bits And Pieces | - | |
Our Three Penny Hop / Night Club Days / The Ballad Of Sister Anne | - | |
I May Be Fast / Cat's Meat / Lola | - | |
I'm Glad To See You're Back | - | |
Dancing Days And Stinkbombs / Freedom And All That / Un Bon Mouvement | - | |
The Boatmen's Dance / H.R.H. And N.Y.C. | - | |
Catalogue Woman | - | |
When A Lady Has A Piazza / Finale | - |
* Verve V-15024 Elsa Lanchester Herself 1961
Timmie Rogers
Timmie Rogers, comedian.
1961?
Be Good To Me | Verve V/V6-15028 | |
Richard Open The Door | - | |
Uncle Sam Wants You | - |
* Verve V/V6-15028 Timmie Rogers 1961
Arthur Prysock
Zane Paul Zacharoff, flute, reeds; Stan Free, piano, director; Roger "Ram" Ramirez, organ; Mundell Lowe or Wallace Richardson, guitar; George Duvivier or Albert Lucas or Arthur Davis, bass; Maurice Marks or Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Arthur Prysock, vocal.
1961
101681 | Unchained Melody | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6-5011 |
101683 | When I Fall In Love | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6-5011, V6-650-2 |
same session.
102326 | I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6-5014 |
102327 | Time After Time | - |
102328 | April In Paris | Old Town 1115, LP 2004; Verve V/V6-5014 |
102330 | How Do You Speak To An Angel | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6-5014 |
102331 | Let Her Wonder | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6-5014, V6-650-2 |
102332 | Only For You | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6-5014 |
102333 | Song From Moulin Rouge | - |
102335 | Imagination | - |
102336 | I'm Through With Love | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6-5014, V6-650-2 |
* Old Town LP 2004 Arthur Prysock Sings - Only For You 1962
* Verve V/V6-5011 The Best Of Arthur Prysock 1967
* Verve V6-650-2 Arthur Prysock - 24 Karat Hits 1969
* Verve V/V6-5014 Arthur Prysock - Mister Prysock 1967
* Old Town 1115 Arthur Prysock - April In Paris / When I Fall In Love 1961
The Temperance Seven
The Temperance Seven.
1961
You're Driving Me Crazy | Verve V-10236 | |
Charley My Boy | - |
* Verve V-10236 The Temperance Seven - You're Driving Me Crazy / Charley My Boy 1961
Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman, comedian.
1961
A Personal Appearance, Side A | Verve V/V6-15027 | |
A Personal Appearance, Side B | - |
* Verve V/V6-15027 Shelley Berman - A Personal Appearance 1961
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker, poet.
1961
I Live On Your Visits | Verve V-15029 | |
Arrangement In Black & White | - | |
Book Review | - | |
Four Verses: Partial Comfort / Bohemia / Coda / War Song | - |
* Verve V-15029 The World Of Dorothy Parker 1961
Billy Gray
Billy Gray, comedian.
Billy Gray's Band Box, Los Angeles, CA, 1961
Celebrities | Verve V/V6-15030 | |
Our Shrinking World | - | |
A Few Words About Texas | - | |
Never Catch A Cold In California | - | |
Spoofing The Spas | - | |
Romance In The Spas | - | |
Looney Las Vegas | - | |
Subsidies, Security And Health | - |
* Verve V/V6-15030 The Many Shades Of Billy Gray 1961
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller, comedienne.
recorded live!, 1961
Don't Eat Here | Verve V-15031, V-15053 | |
The Way I Dress | Verve V-15031, V/V6-15046, V-15053 | |
Beadcraft | Verve V-15031, V-15053 | |
Hypochondriac | - | |
Cook Book | Verve V-15031, V/V6-15046, V/V6-15059 | |
Household Hints | - | |
Cheese And Turkey | Verve V-15031, V/V6-15046, V-15053 | |
Tightwad Airlines | - | |
Small Chest Condition | Verve V-15031, V/V6-15059 | |
Labor Day | - |
* Verve V-15031 Are You Ready For Phyllis Diller? 1961
* Verve V-15053 The Best Of Phyllis Diller 1966
= Verve V6-15062 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller 1969
* Verve V/V6-15046 Great Moments Of Comedy With Phyllis Diller 1964
* Verve V/V6-15059 What's Left Of Phyllis Diller 1968
Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason, comedian.
1961
I'm The Greatest Comedian In The World Only Nobody Knows It Yet Side 1 | Verve V-15033 | |
I'm The Greatest Comedian In The World Only Nobody Knows It Yet Side 2 | - |
same session.
I Talk To Myself | Verve EPV-5076, V-15045 | |
Did You Hear About My Family? | Verve V-15045 | |
If I Knew Then What I Know Now | - | |
Income Tax | Verve EPV-5076, V-15045 | |
The Real Me | Verve V-15045 |
same session.
Astronaut | Verve EPV-5076, V-15045 | |
Fighter | - | |
My Psychiatrist | Verve EPV-5076 | |
My Family | - |
* Verve V-15033 Jackie Mason - I'm The Greatest Comedian In The World Only Nobody Knows It Yet 1962
* Verve V-15045 Great Moments Of Comedy With Jackie Mason 1964
* Verve EPV-5076 Jackie Mason 1962
Mel Torme
Mel Torme, vocal; and others.
NYC, 1961
23518 | Her Face | Verve V-10232 |
23519 | He's Got The Whole World In His Hands | unissued |
23520 | Yes Indeed | Verve V-10232 |
* Verve V-10232 Mel Torme - Her Face / Yes Indeed 1961
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, guitar, vocal; unidentified small instrumental group.
live recordings, 1961
Take A New Look Int That Old Bible | Verve V/V6-3005 | |
Joy In This Land | - |
* Verve V/V6-3005 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Sister On Tour 1961
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd and others
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Charlie Byrd, guitar; and others.
1961
61VK472 | unknown title | Verve unissued |
61VK473 | - | - |
61VK474 | - | - |
The Chants
The Chants.
1961
61VK475 | Dick Tracy | Verve VK-10244 |
61VK476 | Choo Choo | - |
* Verve VK-10244 The Chants - Dick Tracy / Choo Choo 1961
The Quotations
The Quotations, vocal group.
1961
61VK477 | Imagination | Verve VK-10245 |
61VK478 | A-La-Men-Sy | - |
* Verve VK-10245 The Quotations - Imagination / A-La-Men-Sy 1961
Robert Holliday
Leroy Holmes as Robert Holliday.
1961
61VK479 | Trade Winds | Verve VK-10243 |
61VK480 | Bachelor's Paradise | - |
* Verve VK-10243 Robert Holliday - Trade Winds / Bachelor's Paradise 1961
Jacy Parker Quartet
Ernie Royal, trumpet; Jacy Parker, piano, vocal; Don Cinderella, bass; Sticks Evans, drums #1,3,5-11; Roy James, drums #2,4,12.
NYC, 1961
1. | I Thought About You | Verve V/V6-8424 |
2. | Guess Who I Saw Today | - |
3. | Here Comes Trouble Again | - |
4. | My Ship | - |
5. | Time After Time | - |
6. | You're The Cream In My Coffee | - |
7. | I Like The Likes Of You | - |
8. | Sweet William | - |
9. | Long Gone Love | - |
10. | It's You Or No One | - |
11. | You Mean Old World | - |
12. | But Beautiful | - |
* Verve V/V6-8424 Spotlight On Jacy Parker 1962
Dalida With Raymond Lefevre And His Orchestra
Dalida, vocal; accompanied by Raymond Lefevre And His Orchestra, Raymond Lefevre, conductor.
Paris, France, 1961-1962
62VK512 | Un Uomo Vivo | Verve VK-10263, V-8467 |
62VK513 | Come Une Symphonie | - |
62VK514 | Garde Moi La Derniere Danse | Verve V-8467 |
62VK515 | Pepe | - |
62VK516 | Cordoba | - |
62VK517 | La Joie D'Aimer | - |
62VK518 | 24 Mila Baci | - |
62VK519 | S'Endormir Comme D'Habitude | - |
62VK520 | Mon Amour Oublie | - |
62VK521 | Theme D'Aimez-Vous Brahms | - |
62VK522 | Vieni Vieni Si | - |
62VK523 | Le Bonheur | - |
62VK524 | Je Me Sens Vivre | - |
62VK525 | Nuit D'Espagne | - |
* Verve V-8467 Dalida - I Feel So Alive 1962
* Verve VK-10263 Dalida - Un Uomo Vivo / Comme Une Symphonie 1962